Geriatric assessment

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Geriatric assessment predicts mortality in humans.
“Objective physical capacity and nutritional status, as items of the geriatric assessment, had a consistent association with mortality.”
Reviewlung cancer
Relevance of a Geriatric Assessment for Elderly Patients With Lung Cancer-A Systematic Review
Clinical lung cancer2 Jun 2016

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18 grants since 2016

Japan Society for the Promotion of ScienceJP¥17.2mCanadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project GrantCA$2mNational Institute on AgingUS$1.8m

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BMC Geriatrics2 h

Probable sarcopenia, depressive symptoms, and nutritional status as independent predictors of dysphagia risk in community-dwelling older adults

Cross-sectional study of 468 peopleDysphagia

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Research Square6 h

Age and stage linked to death patterns after bowel cancer surgery

The risk of dying from other causes exceeded bowel cancer death risk within 1–3 months in stage I across all age groups.The risk of dying from other causes exceeded bowel cancer death risk within 1–3 months in stage I across all age groups.

Preprint: cohort study of 175,184 patients with resected stage I-III colorectal adenocarcinoma, 10 yearsPopulations

Limit: Excluding deaths with unknown causes could distort the balance between cancer and other-cause mortality

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Preprints.org6 h

Geriatric Assessment and Inflammaging Biomarkers in Older Patients with Urological Cancers: Evidence and a Conceptual Framework

Preprint: reviewBiomarkers

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BMC Geriatrics10 h

Geriatric interdisciplinary intermediate care after hip fracture: associations with immobility and recurrent falls

Cohort study of 205 peopleHip fracture

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Nauka Molodykh – Eruditio JuveniumYesterday

Results of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Elderly and Senile Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Cross-sectional study of 216 peopleAtrial fibrillation

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BMC Geriatrics14 Oct

Combined health problems linked to disability in older Chinese adults

Physical, psychological and cognitive disorders together were linked to 4.02 times the disability risk of having no disorders over two years.Physical, psychological and cognitive disorders together were linked to 4.02 times the disability risk of having no disorders over two years.

Cohort study of 5,186 Chinese adults aged 60 and older, against participants without disordersDisability

Limit: Findings may not generalize beyond older adults in China

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BMC Geriatrics14 Oct

Association of dysphagia with physical performance and fall risk in frail older adults

Cross-sectional study of 109 peopleDysphagia

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Journal of Geriatric Cardiology14 Oct

The geriatric syndromes in elderly patients with infective endocarditis: impact on in-hospital mortality

Cohort study of 115 peoplePopulations

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Frontiers in Public Health13 Oct

Association between frailty and cognitive function in hospitalized older adults: a moderated serial mediation analysis involving functional status, depression, and social support

Cross-sectional study of 1,611 peopleDepression

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British Journal of Cancer13 Oct

Assessment score predicted death risk in older cancer patients

The model scored 82% on a statistical measure of how well it distinguished death from survival at six months.The model scored 82% on a statistical measure of how well it distinguished death from survival at six months.

Cohort study of 950 peopleCancer

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